Academic Departments

In bibliographic records for all theses (dissertations, master’s, honors, and bachelor’s), include a 710 for the academic department or school. 710 |a is for the university name. 710 |b is preceded by a period and is for the department or school name. End the field with a period.

710 2_ University of Southern Mississippi. |b Department of English.
710 2_ University of Southern Mississippi. |b School of Mass Communication and Journalism.

For honors theses, include a second 710 field for the Honors College.

710 2_ University of Southern Mississippi. |b Honors College.

College of Arts and Letters

Department of Aerospace Studies
Department of Anthropology and Sociology
Department of Art and Design
Department of Communication Studies
Department of Dance
Department of English
Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures
Department of History
Department of Military Science
Department of Philosophy and Religion
Department of Political Science, International Development, and International Affairs
Department of Speech Communication
Department of Theatre Office of Interdisciplinary StudiesSchool of Mass Communication and Journalism School of Music

College of Business

Department of Business Economics and Decision Sciences
Department of Economic Development and Tourism
Department of Finance, Real Estate, and Business Law
Department of Management and International Business
Department of Marketing and Fashion Merchandising
School of Accountancy

College of Education and Psychology

Department of Child and Family Studies
Department of Curriculum, Instruction, and Special Education
Department of Educational Leadership and School Counseling
Department of Educational Studies and Research
Department of Psychology
Department of Technology Education School of Library and Information Science

College of Health

Department of Medical Laboratory Science
Department of Nutrition and Food Systems
Department of Public Health
Department of Speech and Hearing Sciences
School of Human Performance and Recreation
School of Nursing School of Social Work

Center for Science and Mathematics Education
Department of Biological Sciences
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Department of Coastal Sciences
Department of Geography and Geology
Department of Human Capital Development
Department of Marine Science
Department of Mathematics
Department of Physics and Astronomy School of Computing School of Construction School of Criminal Justice
School of Polymers and High Performance Materials